Rabbits are frequently kept in conditions far too small for their needs, causing chronic frustration and health problems.
Rabbit welfare failures are often invisible to owners because rabbits are stoic and small hutch sizes are normalized by the pet industry. Rabbits in small hutches cannot run, binky (leap with joy), or fully express natural behaviors. Lack of exercise causes musculoskeletal problems. Companion deprivation causes psychological distress. Retail hutch sizes perpetuate inadequate housing as the default.